Lavatory support



Jan. 24, 1928. 1,657,020

T. MASON,

LAVATORY SUPPORT Filed Jan. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR.

Thomas Mason ATTORNEY Jan. '24, 1928.

T. MASON LAVATORY SUPPORT Filed Jan. 7. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Thomas Mason BY %WM A TTORNEY Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

UNITED {STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MASON, OEEAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

LAVATORY surronr.

Application filed January 7, 1927. Serial No. 159,720.

This invention relates to supports for sani-combination and arrangement of parts here tary wash basins and the like, and has more particular reference to supports of this kind wherein the parts of the same are concealed within the wall and the basin, the support embodying a'pair of complemental support ing structures having adjustable bracket arms to which the basin is secured, the bracket arms being received and secured within pockets provided at the sides of the basin so as to be concealed from view.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a basin support of the above kind which is extremely simple and durable in construction as well as etiicient in use.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide improved means for detachable and vertical adjustable connection of the bracket arm of each supporting structure with its supporting member.

Another specific object of the invention is to provide each supporting structure with an improved form of bracket arm embodying an inner 1r ember adapted for attachment to the associated supporting member and an outer bracket arm member engageable with the basin and capable of vertical tilting adjustment relative to the inner bracket arm member, whereby the basin may be tiltably adjusted or adjusted as to pitch to meet requirements, such as securing of proper drainage of water from the basin.

Still another specific object of the invention is to provide simple and effective means for securing the basin tothe outer bracket arm member whereby mounting of the basin upon the bracket arm may be effected with facility and ease.

A still further object is to so secure the basin to the outer bracket arm members as to permit ready adjustment of the basin toward and from the wall for readily ei'lecting the required spacing of the basin from the wall that is desirable for well known sanitary reasons. f

A still further object is to provide simple and effective means for anchoring the supporting member for each bracket arm in the wall. j

Still another object is to provide anchoring means of the above kind which is readily adjustable to walls of difierent thicknesses. Other objects rill become apparent as the nature oi the invention is better understood, and the same consists in the novel form,

inat'ter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews,

Figure 1 is a View, partly in side eleva' tion, andpartly vertical section, showing a supporting structure constructed in acc0rclance with the present invention and operatively supporting one side of a wash basin, the other side of which is adapted to be supported by a complemental supporting structure Figure 2 is a vertical section taken sub stantially upon line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of the device shown in Figure 1 with the basin removed, the bracket arm and supporting member of the supporting structure being in substantially central Vertical longitudinal section;

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view of the upper end portion of the device shown in Figure 2;

Fi ure 5 is an end elevational View of the bolt torming part of the adjustable connection between the supporting member and the bracket arm;

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially upon line 66 of Figure 3;

Figure 7 is a view somewhat similar to Figure 1 with the basin omitted, and showing a modified form or means for mounting or anchoring the supporting member of the bracket arm in the wall;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail View of the device shown in Figure 7, with the bracket arm omitted;

Figure lOis a view of the device shown in Figure 9, partly in top plan-and partly in horizontal section on line 10-10 of Figure 9; and

Figure 11 is a side elevational view of a modified form of the supporting and anchoring means shown in Figures 7 to 10 inclusive, and wherein a pair of supporting mem bers are adjustably connected for being anchored in opposed surfaces of a partition wall between adjoining rooms, to thereby facilitate mounting of a basin in each of said adjoining rooms.

Referring more 111 detail to the drawings,

it will be understood that the present invention relates to lavatory or basin supportsembodying a pair oli similar support? $ll'lll( "l'tl1(ladapted to be erected in rape side by side relation and to cooperate for suppuirting a basin 5 or the like at the quired elc urtion without the new oil expo: lloor cl'igagring supports, the basin 5] be: suppiu'ted at each side by one suppoit structure. However, as this general plan in lllfilllillllp; a basin old and well known in the art, and as the supporting utruet-ureiot the pres-era invention forming the present: support are o 1? similar or iden" tion, the drawings and description conlined to one oi. the same.

in accordance with the present invention. each eu 'ipiiuting structure cinnpriscs a porting member (3 adapted to be embedded and anchored in which one jl ace of a wall t. is usually constructeiil of (,Ollt'l'tl't: or the lilo:- and provided with an inner lacing l and a bracket arm 7 connected at one end to the supporting member 5 so as to he detachable from and vertically :uljuetable relative to said member (3 in a manner which will preeenlly become apparenh the bracket aria l being adapted to be received and secured within an elongated horizontal pocket cl provided in the :uljacent side of the basin :3 :-:o as to be concealed therein except at its inner end portion when the basin is mounted :in alight spaced relation to the wall tacine il as indicated in Figure 1.

is shown more clearly in llie'ureo ll, 9 and it], the supporting member (3 cona' of an elongated vertical hollow iuen'iber havinp; llat parallel :iront and rear ails, and prtwided centrally in the front wall. is a vertical elongated slot El which is laterally enlarged at opposite sides oli its lower end portion as at it) to provide an entrance optm ing for the head it of a mounting bolt hav ing a threaded stein iii. The bolt head ll, that is rectangular in plan view, has one corner thereof cut away, while one cori' a of the enlarged opening; 10 is filled in. This arrangement necessitatee the correct peeitioning of the bolt head 11 with respect to the opening; 10 to ell'ect entrance thereol, its only one corner of the head ill cut away and the opening 10 similarly termed by having' one corner thereof lillrd in the head can be pa ied through the opening; when in one posi 1011 only and ineurcis' the correct positioning ot the bolt head with respect to the cooperating faces of the sup-- porting" nleinber 6. As shown clearly in several of the views, the trout and rear walls of the supporting member 6 are providei l with ll'ltGl'ntll horizontal serrations or teeth 13 that extend in vertical series at points at op msite sides of the slot fl. As shown more LflOIlll) in Figures 1 and 9, the head ll of the mount-- ing bolt is canted at a downward and rearward inclination or angle relative to the stem of said bolt when said stem thereof is opcratively horizontally tllSPUt-lhtl as: in Figure l and. provided upon the rear or outer lower face portion of the head ii are trans;- verse teeth or serrations l-l: mlaptial lo cooperate with the teeth ltl upon the rear wall oil the supporting member ti, while similar transverse or horizontal serrations or l ccth 15 are provided upon the upper inner or front tare portion oi the bolt bead ll [or cooperation with the teeth 13 upon the lronl wall of the supporting: mcmhor ti. it will thus be apparent that by tilting the uhaa 12 of the bolt upwardly lrom the horizontal, the head 11 may be vertically disposed so as to :trcely slide vertically between the front and rear walla of the supportingmember h with the teeth l-l; and .15) of the bolt head it disengaged from the teeth .l l. It will also be seen that when the bolt has been adjusted to tile desired elevation relative to the supporting member (3, its elem l1! may be tilled downwardly to a horizontal position M) as to auto engagement of the teeth ll. and ill ol the bolt head l l with the teeth lil ol' the supporting member (5 so that the mounting bolt is thus ell'ectivclv uiaintaiiual in itu vertically adjusted position upon subscrpicut securing ol' the mounting bolt; au'aiuist brim; vertically tilted. its the lll'llt'h'tlarm T iii carried lay the Hltil'll lLl ol' [hie mounting: bolh it apparent that said bracket arm will par ttllitl oi the above nu-ntionml vertical ailjustuient oi. said moi'mting bolt. The hull head it is of the same conliuuraliiui as lhr entrance awning ll) and slightly smaller than the latter so that the bolt head nary he entered into the supporting member l through this entrance opening" ll) to orruu v a position in a vertical plane between the front and rea! walls of the member ll l'or subsequent upward adjustnurnl to tludosired position between the ends of the slots 9, as above described. (in the other hand, it will be uplltlltlli tlal: by lowering the inountii j iolt until it: he: d it ro :lere with the openi .1), said moiuuin; l ill may be diet 2 d from the eiu u uirtiuu member it should removal be requirtal.

The bracket aria T comprises an inner out tion in the Form ot a cyliiulrical stud [l5 adapted for rigid i'lchufhablv wauu'clion at one end with lllt' bolt ltili 12 so: as in he coaxial will the latter; and an outer bracltei ariu i, i? (Ulllltl'ittl to the outer end portion oil the hraclcet arm tau-lion ill for vertical tilting and axial rotary :uljurtuuait relative to the latter as well as adapted to be rigidly secured in the poi-lief 8 ol the hal-ain 5 wluireby the latter may he corrr-epondhurl tiltably adju ed or adjuster l as to pitch as found nec ssary or desirable. The coin neetiou oil the inner h 'arlret arm HW'litlll u', to the stem 12 simply consists" in providing ill kill

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1 ill) hill threaded receptionof the stein 12 as clearly shown in Figure 3, the socket being sulficiently deep to permit threading of the inner end of. the section or stud 16 into f rm en-' gagement with the front wall of the. supporting member 6 at opposite sides of the slot- 9 whereby the mounting bolt is secured against vertical tilting movement to maintain its vertical adjustment as above mentioned. It will be observed in Figure 10 that the head 11 of the mounting bolt is of sufiicient width to have its sides engage the side walls of the supporting member 6 so that the mounting bolt is held againstturning, thus enabling the bracket arm section or stud 16 to be tightly threaded onto the stem 12 into engagement with the front wall of the member 6 as mentioned. It will also be apparent that this permits threading of the stud or section 16 off of the stem 12 sufficiently to permit tilting of the mounting bolt so as to effect vertical adjustment thereof if found necessary. The section or stud 16 projects through the wallfacing F, and a bushing 18 of pottery ware or the like is placed upon the portion oft-his stud or bracket arm section 16 between the wall facing and the rear edge of the basin 5 so as to conceal this portion of the bracket arm when the basin 5 is mounted in spacedrelation to the wall facing to facilitate cleaning of the basin and wall from time to time. It will be noted in Figure 1 that the bushing 18 is of a size to slidably fit within the open rear end of the pocket 8 to provide a neat joint irrespective of the adjustment of the basin relative to the wall and as shown in Figure 3, the bushing abuts the inner end of the outer bracket arm section 17 so as to be held in engagement with the wall facing to provide a finished appearance at this point. The outer bracket arm section 17 preferably consists of a flat bar-likebody portion having a depending flange 17 throughout its length at one side and a further depending flange 17 at the otherside of its inner end portion, thus providing the inner end portion of the bracket arm section 17 with an open bottom longitudinal groove or recess adapted for reception of the outer end portion of the bracket arm section or stud 16, whereby the bracket arm sections are maintained against relative horizontal play and in coaxial relation when the section .16 is clamped within said groove or recess in a manner to be presently described. A clamping plate 19 is applied to the inner portion of the outer bracket arm section 17 to close the bottom of the above mentioned longitudinalgroove or recess and firmly clamp the section or stud 16 therein, the plate 19 being adjustably connected to the section 17 at each end by means of a pair of clamping bolts 20, respectively disposed at opposite sides of the stud 16 as shown in Figure 6. 'These bolts 20 extend through lateral ears 21*provided on the body of the arm section 17 and through similar aligned ears22 provided.

upon the sides of the clamping plate 19, theheads of the bolts 20 being counter-sunk in the ears 21 flush with the upper surface of the body portion of arm section 17 so that the body portion of the latter may flatly engage the upper wall of the pocket 8 of the basin when the section 17 is properly rotarily adjusted on stud 16 as shown clearly in Figure 1. The vertical depth of the pocket 8' is slightly greater than that of the inner end portion of the arm section 17 and the clamping plate 19 so as to provide sufficient clearance for the projecting lower ends of the bolts 20 and the nuts applied the eon against the under surface of the cars 22 as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 6. As shown clearly in Figure 3,-the body portion of the outer bracket arm section 17 is thickened as at 23 at a pointintermediate the ends of the groove or recess receiving the outer end portion of stud 16, and tapers thinner in opposite directions from this midpoint so as to provide clearance space as at 24 between the same and the portions of the stud 16 at the opposite ends of the or groove. It is thus apparent that the outer bracket arm section 17 is capable of limited vertical tilting adjustment relative to the inner bracket arm section or stud 16, and that such tilting adjustment may be readily effected by tightening one pair of clamping bolts 20 and simultaneously loosening the other pair thereof or vice versa.

As the basin 5 is supported by the outer bracket arm section 17 of both supportingstructures, it is clearly evident that this vertical tilting adjustment of the outer bracket arm sections will effect correspond ing tilting adjustmentof the basin so as to regulate the pitch thereof as found necessary or desirable. The stud or bracket arm section 16 may be formed with a reduced polygonal outer end portion 25 so as to facilitate turning thereof by the use of a wrench or the like when applying the same to or threading the same off of the stem 12 of the supporting bolt.

As shown in several of the figures, the

body portion and the flange 17 of the outer bracket arm section 17 preferably taper narrower toward the outer end of said bracket arm section so as to facilitate i s entry into the pocket 8 of the wash basin and pivoted as at 26 upon a transve horizontal pivot or axis to the flange 17 near the outer end portion of the outer bracket arm section 17, is a securing arm 27 that is adapted. to

extend downwardly and rearwardly to have its rear end portion flatly seat upon the botllu tom wall of the basin poehet 8 for attachment to said bottom wall. This rear end portion of the securing arm 2? is provided with a longitudinal elongated slot 28 adapted to register with a similar slot 29 provided in the bottom wall of the poche' 8, and a, stay bolt 30 is passed through these registered slots and tightened so as to r idly fasten the basin upon the llltltjlitll arms of the supporting structures. Naturally, by loosening the stay bolts, the basin may be slid horizontally relative to the bracket arms for adjusting the basin the required distance from the wall, and the basin may be maintained in this adjusted position upon tightening oil the say bolts. liy using a stay bolt of the toggle type, it may be readily entered upwardly through the slots 29 and 28 and then expanded to eng: 3 the upper surface oi the securing; arm ..7 for being retained in place while being tightened.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to inclusive, the sup uutin mcmher is anchored by being carried upon the upper end of a vertical standard 3i embedded in the wall and rigid with and rising from a foot plate 32 embedded in a forwardly projecting horizontal position in the'lloor 33, thus relit-zring, the upright or standard 31 against :liorward tilting strains. In order that the supporting members (3 and foot plates 32 ot the adjacent pair of supporting structures may be rigidly cmmected in the required spaced relation to form what may be termed a chair, and thus provide a support of maximum efliciency, the upper end of the member 6 is formed with a split rod clamp ill, and the foot, plate provided at Una spaced points with a pair of similar rod clamps Thus, a plurality of connecting rods 35 and. 36 may be extended from one supporting structure to the other in horizontal positions, with the ends of such rods respectively clamped lirmly in the clamps 34: and 35. These rods will naturally be embedded in the concrete so as to aid in preventing tilting strains tearing the supporting structures out oil the wall and thereby further aiding in rendering external tloor engaging supports for the basin UIIlIGCQSSlLly.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 7 to 10 inclusive, the construction is the same as described above except that a dillerent and simplified term of anchoring means provided for the supporting menu her 6. As shown, this modified form of anchoring means consists of an michoring rod carried by and Pl'OjGClllllQ' rcarwardly from the member 6 so as to extend through the all TV, the rear end of the anchoring rod being provided with lateral flanges or wings 37 adapted to flatly engage the opposite lace oi? the wall so as to maintain the Stll'JlJOl'lilllg member (5 within the socket or recess of the other or remaining face of the wall. This anchoring rod preferably consists of an element adjustable in length to pass through walls of diilerent tliic messes, and as shown, embodies a rod sectirim 3S rigid with the member (3 and a rod member 39 adjustably connected to the rod member 38, preferably by met-lapping adjacent ends of the rod members and bolting them together as at 40 tl'irough mating lrniigitiulinal elongated slots ll priwidcd. in the overlay ped ends ot the rod members as shown in Figures 7 and 9. The continuous faces of the overlapping ends oi. these uien'ibc i 38 and ill) of the anchoring rod are pretcral'dy provided with transverse serrations J'rn'minp' intenl'ittimr teeth uherelu' the muiuteiuimze oi? the anchoring rod in any adjusted length may be more positively insured upon tightening of the clamping bolt lb. 'lhese iuterfitting;- teeth or serratimis are noted genen ally at 452.

AS shown in Figure 11, the anchor rod section ill) may be provided at. its outer end with another suj'iportin g member (3 similar to the member (3, in lieu of the flanges or wings 37, thus enabling the erection of basins in a sin'iple and expeditious manner, at opposite sides of a wall separzitiup; adjoining rooms. In this instance, the supporting members [i and (3 for the basins in :uljoining rooms will be adinstably connected in pairs so as to be readily embedded in the opposite faces of walls oi. varying thicknesses, and whereby each supporting member of each pair will aid in ancl'iorina the other member of such pair in place. \Vith the construction of Figure ll, therctore. it will be apparent that the nicmlimr ll!) will be rigid with the suj'iporting member (3 and the member 38 will be rigid with the supporting member 6, said members 35% and I l) projecting toward each other and having adjacent ends overlapped and connected for relative lougitu dinal :uljustment as described above in connection with the single sup iuirting member and anchor o'l. Figures 7 to ill im'lusivc.

ll liile the support has been described in connection with the supporting of sanitary wash basins, it will be readily a u iarent that the same may be utilized for supporting other forms ol fixtures without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

From the toren oiiu description it is be lievcd that the construction and advantages oil the present invention will be rerulily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art, and that various minor changes may be iuade without dc 'iarliug from the spirit and scope of thc invention as claimed.

ll hat I claim as new i 1.. In av lavatory support, the combination of a sup 'iorting member adapted to be embedded in a wall, a bracket arm composed of connected inner and outer sections, IllQtHlS Ion to rigidly connect the inner section to the supporting member, and means to adjustably tilt the outer section vertically relative to the inner section. Y

2. In a lavatory support, the combination of a wall-attached supporting member, and a bracket arm composed-of an inner section rigidly connected to the supporting member and an outer section connected to and tiltably adjustable vertically relative to the inner section.

8. In a lavatory support, the combination of a wallattached supporting member, and a bracket arm composed of an inner section rigidly connected to the supporting member and an outer section connected to and rotarily adjustable relative to the inner section.

4. In a lavatory support, the combination of a wall-attached supporting member, and a bracket arm composed of an innersection rigidly connected to the supporting member and an outer section connected to and tiltably and rot-arily adjustable relative to the inner section.

5. In a lavatory support, the combination of a wall-attached supporting member, a bracket arm composed of an inner section and an outer section connected to and tiltably adjustable vertically relative to the inner section, and means connecting the inner section to the supporting member for vertical adjustment relative to the latter.

6. In a lavatory support, the combination of a wall-attached supporting member, a bracket arm composed of an inner section and an outer section connected to and rotarily and tiltably adjustable relative to the inner section, and means connecting the inner section to the supporting member for verticaladjustment relative to the latter.

7. In a lavatory support, the combination of a wall-attached supporting member embodying a vertically elongated hollow casing formed with a vertical elongated slot in the front wall thereof and provided with series of horizontal teeth upon the inner surfaces of its front and rear walls, a supporting bolt having a canted head formed with teeth upon its upper forward and lower rear face portions adapted to respectively engage certain of the teeth on the front and rear walls of the supporting member when the porting member, and a bracket arm removably threaded onto said bolt stem and against the front wall of the supporting member to prevent tilting of said bolt stem from the horizontal for maintaining the' inter-engagement of the teeth and securing the bolt and bracket arm in any desired position of vertical adjustment.

8. In a lavatory support, the combination of a vertically elongated hollow wallet-- tached supporting member having a vertical elongated slot in the front wall thereof, a

boltv having a head retained and vertically slidable in said supporting member and a stem projecting forwardly through said slot, and a bracket arm formed with an axial socket in its inner end for being threaded onto the bolt stem and into firm engagement with the front wall of the supporting memher to retain the bolt and bracket arm in any desired position of vertical adjustment relative to the supporting member.

9. In a sanitary fixture, the combination of a lavatory having a side pocket formed with an opening in the bottom wall thereof, a bracket arm adaptedfor connection at its inner end with a wall-attached supporting member and for reception in said pocket, asecuring arm pivoted at its outer end upon a transverse horizontal axis to the outer end portion of said bracket arm, and a stay bolt passing through an opening in the rear end of the securing arm and the opening in the bottom wall of the pocket.

10. In a lavatory support, a bracket arm composed of an inner cylindrical stud section adapted to be connected to a wallattached supporting member and an outer section clamped on said stud section for vertical tilting and axial rotary adjustment relative to the latter.

11. In a lavatory support, a wall attached supporting member comprising a hollow member provided with a vertical slot enlarged atone end, said enlargement being of rectangular form and having one corner filled in and a mounting bolt having a rectangular head with one corner cut away to mate with the slot enlargement whereby the bolt head can be passed through the slot enlargement when in one position only.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

THOMAS MASON. 

